After 13 years of ownership we are on the cusp of much more cruising time. Our old upholstery was getting dirty, in addition to being so 20th Century. Every cloth design and color that the members of this site have shown us are beautiful and a good choice. After we got some bids and started looking at the huge number of cover options, we selected Sunbrella Action Stone. It's a medium gray with some texture in the weave. It was recommended early on after we chose an upholstery shop and we stewed about it for over a month. We looked at several other colors and textures to try to talk ourselves out of it and then spent some more time talking ourselves into choosing it. I hope that sounds familiar to some of you.
Anyway, we do like it and like the changes we made. And we can't wait to use it. Here is a narrated tour.
The centerpiece of a boat is the salon. We have two tables and both can be dropped down to make berths. The dinette and double berth is here, with a sample of the old cushions at the right of the dinette mode. We still have thoughts that family or friends will spend a night or two onboard with us in some idyllic spot. The fore and aft seat cushions are not diagonal cut. We squared them to make it easier to get to the under cushion storage areas.


The starboard side settee or game table can be a berth too. With the table down position I will lounge here in the evenings, able to stretch out my legs. Ellen sits across the aisle on the aft dinette seat with her feet toward the fire. The cabin heater sends warm air directly at her from under the settee seat. Raising and lowering the table is going to require some work to make it quick and painless. The current support method is effective but makes it frustrating to change configurations in either direction. And, yes we do use the table in the up position quite a bit while underway (chart booklets) and at bedtime and in the morning. It is our dressing table and the seats are "suitcase" stands. The three back cushions along the bulkhead there are new for this use of the settee area. They snap to the bulkhead.


Anyway, we do like it and like the changes we made. And we can't wait to use it. Here is a narrated tour.
The centerpiece of a boat is the salon. We have two tables and both can be dropped down to make berths. The dinette and double berth is here, with a sample of the old cushions at the right of the dinette mode. We still have thoughts that family or friends will spend a night or two onboard with us in some idyllic spot. The fore and aft seat cushions are not diagonal cut. We squared them to make it easier to get to the under cushion storage areas.


The starboard side settee or game table can be a berth too. With the table down position I will lounge here in the evenings, able to stretch out my legs. Ellen sits across the aisle on the aft dinette seat with her feet toward the fire. The cabin heater sends warm air directly at her from under the settee seat. Raising and lowering the table is going to require some work to make it quick and painless. The current support method is effective but makes it frustrating to change configurations in either direction. And, yes we do use the table in the up position quite a bit while underway (chart booklets) and at bedtime and in the morning. It is our dressing table and the seats are "suitcase" stands. The three back cushions along the bulkhead there are new for this use of the settee area. They snap to the bulkhead.


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